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Supporters urge Senate to finish "Hunger Free Schools" work with SB 15-81 to make free meals universal
Summary
At an informational hearing on SB 15-81, sponsors and nutrition directors said expanding universal free school meals to the remaining schools would remove stigma, increase participation, eliminate unpaid meal debt and provide family savings; witnesses urged stable funding to make 100% reimbursement permanent. No committee vote was taken.
Senate Bill 15-81, introduced Feb. 3 with a Dash-1 amendment, would expand free school meals to every public school in Oregon and set reimbursement rates so schools receive full funding for meals.
Senator Courtney Nieron Mislan, sponsor of the bill, said the measure closes remaining gaps in Oregon’s hunger-free schools work and removes a Dash provision that would have required additional ODE FTE. She and supporting witnesses described the policy as building on prior reforms…
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